Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-07-30
4 GREAT ENTERPRISE.
What n Wheeling Company Ia Doing Up
the River.


This company has been quietly at work
during the past three or four weeks aud
has nearly completed its extensive plant
and expect to begin making brick in two
~ three weeks. Its stockholders comprise
citizens of Ohio and West Virginia but it
Is organized under the laws of this State.
its main Office is located in Wheeling, and
it is in the main West Virginia enter.
prise The REGISTER mentioned It's OF
gdnllation AT the time but reporter met
one OI the officials yesterday and learned
some additional facts relative tO it, that.
We think, will interest our readers. As
usual some of our best citizens are stock
holders N it. The cOmpanys plant is
located some ten or dozen miles above
Wheeling, at Rush Run, on the Ohio side
1t comprises enough bottom land for eN-
tenslve works and enough clay land to last
one hundred years, il takes 10 feet of wa
ter 10 Hood the bottom land, which, with
81 feet foundations TO the buildings, will
take such Il flood as the one OF 81 to dOauy
serious damage. All the land, except Il
late purchase has been subscribed as stock
in the company, and at a reasonable price
so that the cash capital can all be used in
the development of the business The
brick machinery was made especially for
the company at Wellsyillr, Ohio, which
with the engines and boilers, are all
ready to be set up aS sOOu rs the railroad
switch is completed 10 dump them on the
grounds The shaft being sunk to the
clay vein is close by the railroad track and
is 9Nl6 feet i'll size, and contains all the
modern appliances for the safety OF the
men. The clay, which is expected To be
reached this week, Will he conducted hy
tlamway over the tracks TO the works on
the uycr banks BESIDES this vein. the
land contains three other veins above
this one, all OF the best quality of
fire clay. Also seyen-iOet vein of coal,
which the company will work for
their own fuel The plan of the plant is
being worked out by experienced men, who
boast that they will have the handlcst and
best arranged plant on the river. The
boss briCkmaI,rr has been engaged. His
experience covers Thirty years labor in the
fire clay business. He has made - thor
ough test Of all the veins Of clay on this
land and pTOnouncrs il equal If not SUI
perior, to the Toronto clay, which has the
highest reputation of any IN the Ohio Val
ley. The present capacltyof the plant will
be -, coo brick per day, with engine power
sufficient to increase il tu 100000. We
learn that the company has already been
offered contracts from towns IN three or
four different States Under their charter
the company can also take contracts Ia lay
brick pavcments, which they will proha-
hly avail themselves of extensively. With
the view Of possibly adding sewer pipe Ia
their business at some time IN the iutuTe,
the company u few days ago purchased
additional desirable territory adjoining
their plant aud now have ample f.
room To spread themselves The share- /.
are so each, and the Directors have limit |
ed their sale to four hundred IN all and .
We are informed It is nearly all taken. In |
the matter Oi cheap transportation, high /
ground, economy Of fuel and labor and the ,
facilities for getting out the clay, those !
who have been over the field claim that !
this plant Is not surpassed by any on the
Ohio river The stock is about equally
taken III Ohio and West Virginia and the
Directors are located IN aud close by
Wheeling, and comprise well known 9nd
successful business men. Mr.. /. G. Dillon,
of this city, l. President oi the company.
We believe that this lire clay business, yet
in It's infancy, is destined 10 become one c'
lhr most extensive and lucrative bu-
ne-sc- IN this valley, and We trust that our
home company will strike it rich.